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Also known as Desborough, Northamptonshire

Desborough is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, lying in the Ise Valley between Market Harborough and Kettering. It was an industrial centre for weaving and shoe-making in the 19th century and had a long association with the Co-operative movement.

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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Civil parishes in Northamptonshire, Desborough and North Northamptonshire.

Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

UK place.official_name
Desborough
UK place.population
11,910
UK place.population_ref
(2021)
UK place.os_grid_reference
SP805835
UK place.civil_parish
Desborough
UK place.unitary_england
North Northamptonshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Northamptonshire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.country
England
UK place.post_town
KETTERING
UK place.postcode_area
NN
UK place.postcode_district
NN14
UK place.dial_code
01536
UK place.constituency_westminster
Kettering

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Wikidata facts

Population
10697
Image
The Cross, Desborough.jpg
Dialing code
01536
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OS grid reference
SP805835
postal code
NN14
Commons category
Desborough
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Transport
  • Churches
  • Partnership
  • The Old Manor House
  • Government and community
  • Co-operative movement
  • Sport and leisure
  • Media
  • Education
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • External links

Desborough is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, lying in the Ise Valley between Market Harborough and Kettering. It was an industrial centre for weaving and shoe-making in the 19th century and had a long association with the Co-operative movement.

==History== left|thumb|The Celtic Desborough Mirror, [[British Museum]] Desborough's origins lie in the Bronze Age of about 2000 BC. Urns from that period have been found in and around the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Desborough” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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